Cruz Attacks DOJ Advocacy at Federalist Society Meeting

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON • Cruz Attacks DOJ Advocacy at Federalist Society Meeting • Senate Sets Third Round in D.C. Circuit Fight • D.C. Managing Partners Talk Mergers • Major Supreme Court Civil Rights Challenge Settles • Sprinkles Cupcake Company Sued Over Name • US Commerce Secretary Sets Digital Agenda Cruz Attacks DOJ Advocacy at Federalist Society Meeting In a speech today at the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) attacked the Obama administration's record before the U.S. Supreme Court, characterizing the Justice Department's positions as "radical advocacy for unchecked federal authority." Since the beginning... Read More » Senate Sets Third Round in D.C. Circuit Fight The Senate will vote on the nomination of Robert Wilkins to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit next week, when he is expected to be blocked by Republicans who say the key appeals court doesn't need any... Read More » D.C. Managing Partners Talk Mergers Large law firms are in a fierce battle for business and talent in Washington, making a merger an attractive option to stay competitive, D.C. managing partners said Wednesday. Less than two months after McKenna Long & Aldridge and Dentons revealed... Read More » Major Supreme Court Civil Rights Challenge Settles For the second time in less than two years, a major civil rights challenge under the Fair Housing Act has settled shortly before scheduled arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court. Mount Holly Township in New Jersey and residents of Mount... Read More » Sprinkles Cupcake Company Sued Over Name After national cupcake chain Sprinkles opened its first store in the District of Columbia in 2011, things got a lot less sweet for a local company using the same name, according to a lawsuit filed yesterday in Washington federal court.... Read More » US Commerce Secretary Sets Digital Agenda U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker on Thursday extended an olive branch to the U.S. business community, pledging her agency's support to companies as they grapple with cybersecurity, intellectual property and other issues online. In announcing her agenda as Commerce secretary,... Read More »

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